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  • Title: MotherCare praised in mid-term review.
    Journal: Safe Mother; 1993 Feb; (10):2-3. PubMed ID: 12344823.
    Abstract:
    The MotherCare Project, a USAID-funded program, is aimed at preventing maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. As part of its activities, the project engages in a series of applied research initiatives in different countries and offers short-term technical and training support. Five long-term demonstration projects which form the basic building blocks for program strategies have been developed in five countries. In each of these national demonstration projects, MotherCare aims to fill the gaps which exist in maternity care. In Uganda and Nigeria, training midwives in life-saving skills for dealing with complications has been selected as a priority. The demonstration projects in Bolivia, Guatemala, and Indonesia take a community-oriented approach and are designed to encourage behavior change which boosts maternal and newborn health. In Bolivia, there are plans for hospital staff to discuss MotherCare research findings which show why women are often reluctant to use health services and develop strategies to overcome such barriers. Communities seem to be responding to the stimulus provided by the projects. MotherCare intends to define the essential components of success within each demonstration project for the benefit of planners, policymakers, and researchers involved in safe motherhood. Guidelines for safe motherhood based on the experiences have been developed and these will provide the basis for "A guide to the minimum maternity service package required to detect, treat and prevent maternal and neonatal mortality.
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